Shopping center owners not entitled to tax dollars

12:13 AM,
Apr. 8, 2013

Written by

Craig
HEMMENS

Where is the outrage over the imposition of a special tax for a Community Improvement District for Country Club Center on Glenstone Avenue?

I thought Springfield was a community of folks who oppose new taxes and government intervention in the private sector, yet no one seems to mind that private property owners are seeking to increase taxes to pay for improvements to their property.

The purpose of a CID is to collect additional taxes to fund improvements that benefit the public directly. Imposing a tax on customers of the stores in the Country Club Center to provide funding to improve the ...